What is real?

I have found myself pondering how it is that I have become as messed up as I am. Let me rephrase that; i have pondered how it is that I have drifted so far from being the servant God created me to be and that I desire to be. I have come to the conclusion that i have not been real with myself.
Movies, books, and TV and I suppose some radio shows of the past were ways to escape reality. Some fantasy is good because it engages our creative side and we need to escape  from the fears of reality sometime and imagine what the world could be, what we could be. I think our culture places too much value on being entertained and escaping reality. We would rather engage our computer and our TV instead of our neighbors. I know, 1 in 5 relationships begin on line today and there is value to some programing on TV. Just cut me a break and listen to what I have to say in general rather than hunting down places to argue with me.
Much of what is available on line and on TV is inconsistent with who God wants us to be. What happens on CSI is not a reflection of real life; it's more of a refraction, a distorted view of reality. Even the so called reality shows are not real. What would happen to our culture if we put even half of our entertainment time into work for Christ? I bet we could change the world. We spend so much of our time seeking to be entertained we have a distorted view of reality. We think what we see on TV or in the movies is how real life should be. We spend more time with the characters on TV than we do with our friends and family. We text and e-mail rather than conversing; we don't know how to develop a relationship, we don't know how to fight fair, we don't know how to debate. We get frustrated and use the poor examples we see in the distorted reality and believe it is the fault of anyone but ourselves.
I am guilty too; there are times I hide. I know that my reality is distorted; and I know it can only be restored through God. That restoration is hard and painful, but I must to it because only God can make it right.